Adele shows no signs of slowing down. The British soul singers sophomore album, 21,’ has taken the No. 1 position on this week’s Billboard 200 Albums chart, selling 350,000 units. The strong U.S. debut comes of the heels of Adele’s soaring international success where 21 entered charts at #1 in the U.K., Ireland, Austria, New Zealand, Germany, Holland, Switzerland, Belgium and Canada.
Released in Europe on January 24, Adele's 21 has dominated the UK album chart, notching the No. 1 spot for five consecutive weeks. This week Adele occupies the #1 and #2 positions on the UK album chart with 21 and 19 respectively.
In related news, the “Rolling in the Deep” singer will kick off her sold-out tour in North America on May 12 in Washington, DC. Most dates sold out in minutes with venue upgrades needed in Seattle and Los Angeles as well as an additional date added in New York (see below for full list of tour dates).
May 12 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
May 13 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
May 15 Boston, MA House of Blues
May 16 Montreal, QC Olympia Theater
May 18 Toronto, ON Kool Haus
May 19 New York, NY Beacon Theatre
May 21 New York, NY United Palace Theater
May 23 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music Theatre
May 24 Chicago, IL Riviera Theater
May 26 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
May 28 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
May 29 Salt Lake City, UT The Depot
May 31 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
June 1 Seattle, WA Paramount
June 3 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
June 4 San Francisco, CA The Warfield Theatre
June 8 San Diego, CA Humphreys Concerts by the Bay
June 9 Los Angeles, CA Palladium
June 12 Austin, TX Stubbs Waller Creek
June 15 Dallas, TX House of Blues
June 17 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle
June 18 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel
June 20 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium
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